Realignment, Rivalry and the Limits of Engagement
United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan Relations
Encircled and Entangled: What the Iran War Means for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Implications of the Iran War
Why Insurgents Attack Americans: What the Data Tells Us and What to do About it
Review Ruling by Decree: Akhundzada’s Architecture of Control on the Eve of Open War on the Durand Line
Afghanistan Internal Politics Operation Herof 2.0: Women on the Front Lines of the Baloch Insurgency
Women in Combat Understanding Pakistan’s Security Crisis: The Research Behind the Headlines (2017–2026)
Pakistan Security Crisis Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging
March 2026 Volume 1, Issue 2 Balochistan: Between Security and Community
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About the Authors: Aamir Hayat and Muhammad Mudassir study Defense and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. Their research focuses on transnational terrorism, terrorism financing, terrorism strategies, evolving militant tactics, and the intersection of technology and terrorism. They are Co-Founders of… Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s Footprints in Bangladesh: The Emergence of a Transnational Recruitment Pipeline
Hussnain Ashar is a Fellow at the Global Peace Institute (UK) and a counterterrorism practitioner with over a decade of experience analysing militant networks in the Afghanistan–Pakistan region. His work focuses on technology and terrorism, transnational jihadist networks, digital radicalization,…